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rogerdee · « **Reply #15 on:** June 21, 2007, 04:59:19 PM »

the 4 n s is when it went to the later squadron .

Any idea what the marking would be on the white box on the tail?

Guppy35 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 21, 2007, 05:32:50 PM »

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Originally posted by rogerdee
the 4 n s is when it went to the later squadron .

Any idea what the marking would be on the white box on the tail?

The tail marking would be the same as that was the Group ID marking.

rogerdee · « **Reply #17 on:** June 22, 2007, 01:37:36 PM »

ok but being stupid and not really in to the usaf or usaaf or what ever it was any idea what that maring would be?

Serenity · « **Reply #18 on:** June 23, 2007, 06:33:06 AM »

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Originally posted by rogerdee
ok but being stupid and not really in to the usaf or usaaf or what ever it was any idea what that maring would be?

What do you mean by that, the box on the tail? That was a highly-visible group marker. All heavies had them to distingush between units in the maximum effort missions, or when bombing with a PCBW (Provisional Combat Bombardment Wing, usually made up of, if I remember correctly, 3 BGs)

rogerdee · « **Reply #19 on:** June 24, 2007, 07:30:10 AM »

i mean what letter would be in the white box on the tail.in guppys profile it is a O but what would the bird in your photo have on its tail?

Guppy35 · « **Reply #20 on:** June 24, 2007, 10:13:42 AM »

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Originally posted by rogerdee
i mean what letter would be in the white box on the tail.in guppys profile it is a O but what would the bird in your photo have on its tail?

It would be the O as that is a Group marking not a squadron marking

rogerdee · « **Reply #21 on:** June 24, 2007, 12:30:47 PM »

thanks Dan
as u can tell i am not really in to usaf stuff

DYNAMITE · « **Reply #22 on:** July 01, 2007, 02:57:35 PM »

I love the'Zodiac' birds from this squad... here are two more nose art shots from other birds in the squad...

These are of course from Leo... but i think the second one with the pin up in it is the late war version of the same plane...

Jappa52 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 03, 2007, 06:01:50 PM »

I attempted the Libra about three months ago but being new to skinning it ended in disaster. Nice to see someone is going to take it on. all of the zodiac squadron’s nose art was incredible...

Fencer51 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 03, 2007, 06:39:28 PM »

I stumbled across a color photo of the Leo nose art. Should I post it?

rogerdee · « **Reply #25 on:** July 05, 2007, 08:39:15 AM »

yes please

Fencer51 · « **Reply #26 on:** July 05, 2007, 09:16:16 AM »

If you need it bigger let me know!

derekwessel · « **Reply #27 on:** July 10, 2007, 11:40:51 AM »

Norbert A. Wessel was my grandfather. Can I help with your research? His wife Kathleen Wessel, my grandmother, is still alive.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #28 on:** July 10, 2007, 02:13:33 PM »

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Norbert A. Wessel was my grandfather. Can I help with your research? His wife Kathleen Wessel, my grandmother, is still alive.

Nice of you to stop by. I imagine the book that I sent Serenity was your Grandfathers. I wonder how it ended up at a used book store?

I got it off http://www.abebooks.com

Serenity · « **Reply #29 on:** July 10, 2007, 07:54:20 PM »

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Originally posted by derekwessel
Norbert A. Wessel was my grandfather. Can I help with your research? His wife Kathleen Wessel, my grandmother, is still alive.

I was simply interested in who he was. Nothing too intense.